Add the ability to record enumeration in portfolios
More and more frequently, we have access to multi-volume e-resources where each volume has its own static URL (and therefore, its own portfolio) and all the e-volumes are linked to the same bib record, the same way a multi-volume print resource's volumes would be. I'd like to see an enumeration field in portfolios so that volume information (not the same as coverage) can be recorded, indexed, and displayed.
D Moore
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Patt Leonard
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1. In Alma, I search for an electronic title, by title.
2. The brief display shows me a particular item we have that has four portfolios. The display has "Interface Name; Collection Name; Service Type, Availability; Portfolio". Assuming it is a multi-volume set, it needs volume number.
3. I click on the title to see the bib record.
4. I click on the Edit button to open the bib record in the MD Editor.
5. I click on the View Inventory icon to see a brief display of the portfolios. The display only says "Name: Online Full Text". It needs to show me the volume number. They display in the order they were added to the system, so, for example, in the case of a large set where the volumes were released in different years, not in sequence, there is no way to guess which of the portfolio links goes to the desired volume.
6. I have to click the Edit button for each one of those. The system always opens on the "Coverage" tab, which for my job, I never need to see. (I'm almost always checking the info under "LInking").
7. I click on the "Notes" tab to see if we added a Public Note with "See volume number" text.
8. I click on the "Linking" tab then "Test access" button to go to the resource to see what volume number it is. (I have to wait for the connection, then close that browser window.)
9. I sometimes verify the volume number and URL in the bib record 856 field.